My favorite meal of the day is breakfast. But because I often miss it, from time to time I'll have it for dinner. I've been doing this for some time, never thinking twice about it, but realizing that well, it was quirky (as confirmed by the film, 'Juno').

Since I don't generally go out on Friday nights, it was perfect for inviting some friends over for breakfast and a movie. Turned out to be one of the most hilarious nights we've had in awhile.

"... a generation raised on the free Web is coming of age, and they will find entirely new ways to embrace waste, transforming the world in the process. Because free is what you want — and free, increasingly, is what you're going to get."

New York artist and long time downtown collaborator, Andrew Kuo shared some insight about his work on this recent interview for Charlie Rose. It was interesting to learn that he was raised by untraditional Asian parents who encouraged and supported his love for the arts early on in life. While discussing criticism, Andrew had to say, "I'm super sensitive and if someone doesn't like my work, I get legitimately sad so I try not to find out." Awww! Congrats Andrew, on peeps noticing all your hard work!

The Green Renter: There's Still Poop in the Water: Catching Up with the S.W.I.M. Coalition
Speaker: Kate Zidar, Stormwater Infrastructure Matters (S.W.I.M.)

Monday, March 3 at 7pm

The warm weather is just around the corner, believe it or not, and summertime will find millions of New Yorkers at or on the water. Come hear Kate Zidar, representative of the Stormwater Infrastructure Matters (S.W.I.M.) Coalition, talk about what's new this year on the water and what troubles still persist. Namely, Combined Sewer Overflow, the putrid problem that pipes sewage into our local waterways after every rain.

Come find out what is being done! Come find out what you can do to help keep NYC waterways clean!

Solar One | 24-20 FDR Drive, Service Road East | New York | NY | 10010

Join Kara Walker as she discusses her work and the exhibition with chief curator Gary Garrels.

Sunday, March 2, 2008 - 4pm

This ongoing series pairs creative thinkers from a range of disciplines for engaging, provocative discussions on culture, science, and the arts. Hammer Conversations are free of charge. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please arrive early to ensure entry or become a Hammer Member for priority seating.

Dan Kennedy will be here to celebrate the publication of his new book Rock On: An Office Power Ballad.
When New York writer Dan Kennedy is hired by a major record label in 2002, he thinks he's chanced upon a dream job in the world of full-blown gonzo rock and roll excess that has pockmarked his dreams ever since he was a suburban Southern California teen. The sobering reality: he's basically walked into a nine-to-five world that's equal parts Spinal Tap and The Office—and he's just in time for massive layoffs, artists being cut from contracts, and sales hitting an all-time low.

But in these tame and dying days of the record business, Kennedy's twisted wit offers up the absurd, funny, and oddly heart-breaking story of a stranger in a strange land. In an irresistibly weird way, it seems he has shown up at exactly the right time.

In MOCA’s exhibition Collecting Collections, families will have the opportunity to explore Franz Kline’s frenetic use of line and the way he dramatically divides positive and negative space with nothing more than a palette of black and white. Workshop led by artist/educator Luke Chueh.

Mingle, enjoy a mimosa, and get a panoramic view of the Bay Area's current feminist art exhibitions when four curators meet for an informal talk and conversation at New Langton Arts.

Each of the four curators recently organized a show exploring contemporary feminist art practice. Marica Tanner is the curator of We Interrupt Your Program for the Mills College Art Museum, a group show of video and new media works by fourteen emerging and mid-career female artists. Berin Golonu is the curator of The Way That We Rhyme: Women, Art & Politics, an upcoming exhibition at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts that will showcase the politically charged work of a new generation of women who use creativity as a form of empowerment. Maria del Carmen Carrion co-curated the exhibition Small Things End, Great Things Endure, now on view at New Langton Arts, an exhibition that proposes ways in which multiple and even contradictory models of feminism coexist. And Patricia Maloney curated Make You Notice, upcoming, at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, an exhibition of women artists utilizing performance to examine issues of power and identity. These quite different shows present a unique opportunity, a chance to compare and contrast artistic and curatorial approaches to feminism across a range of disciplines and Bay Area institutions. Please join us!

DWR is pleased to welcome photographer Julius Shulman. The legendary architecture photographer will join us in the Studio for a book signing and retrospective of his prolific work behind the lens. Shulman is responsible for some of the most sought-after architectural photography to date, with an emphasis on images of Southern California modernism. The photographer will be joined by author Michael Stern who will discuss his recently penned "Julius Shulman: Palm Springs." Inside you will find striking images of many celebrated Palm Springs addresses from Richard Neutra's Kaufmann House to the Raymond Loewy House and John Lautner's design for Bob Hope.

Book Soup will be selling copies of this freshly published photo essay in the Studio, and Shulman and Stern will be signing copies. We hope you’ll join us for this rare and special treat. Refreshments will be served.